Sharjah vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$963
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$839
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
1.25M
6.71M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 59% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3679th and 5996th ($1503 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 386th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$20047

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028